TELCARE
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Blood Glucose Monitoring System
Testing Your Blood Sugar
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Set up your Telcare BGM
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Blood Glucose Meter properly. Run a control test
before first use. (See
Step by Step Guide to Control Testing
on page 8.)
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Wash your hands and testing site thoroughly with warm
water and soap. Dry your hands well.
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Test in a place where the temperature range is between
50˚F and 104˚F. (See
Troubleshooting
on page 37 for more information.)
You will need:
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Your Telcare BGM
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Blood Glucose Meter
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A new Telcare Test Strip
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A lancing device with a clean, unused lancet (or safety lancets)
IMPORTANT:
Inaccurate results may occur in severely hypotensive individuals or patients
in shock. Inaccurate low results may occur for individuals experiencing a
hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state, with or without ketosis. Critically ill
patients should not be tested with blood glucose meters.
Before you begin, make sure to:
